Cloud Adoption Advisory Board (CAAB) https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/solutions_advisory_board/feed.xml To join the CAAB, see our community at https://aka.ms/caab and send a quick email introducing yourself to caab@microsoft.com. Wed, 21 Mar 2018 20:07:54 GMT en-US hourly 1 Learn the basics of Microsoft PowerShell with this new Microsoft Virtual Academy course https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/solutions_advisory_board/learn-the-basics-of-microsoft-powershell-with-this-new-microsoft-virtual-academy-course Wed, 21 Mar 2018 20:07:54 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/solutions_advisory_board/?p=3535 Introduction to Microsoft PowerShell with SharePoint Server Microsoft Virtual Academy course. This course takes you through the basics of PowerShell, such as understanding cmdlets, pipelining, and parameter sets. It concludes with demonstrating these concepts within the SharePoint Server Management Shell. If you or a colleague needs a quick way to ramp up on PowerShell, take a close look at this new course. ]]> New utilization article for Office 365 Cloud App Security https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/solutions_advisory_board/new-utilization-article-for-office-365-cloud-app-security Mon, 30 Oct 2017 23:04:18 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/solutions_advisory_board/?p=3515 Utilization activities article for Office 365 Cloud App Security (previously known as Advanced Security Management). This article is a new type of content to help you address the following questions for an Office 365 feature:
  1. How do I measure the use of the new feature and what information do I send up the management chain to demonstrate its business value?
  2. How do I know my configuration is correct over time for feature changes and industry trends and requirements?
  3. How do I get back to a correct configuration for the feature after being away from it for a long time?
For seasoned IT pros, the answers to these questions can be quickly determined from the feature set and existing business processes in their IT departments. For IT pros that are relatively new or new to cloud services or for IT departments in smaller organizations, the answer is not always obvious. The Utilization activities article is a first attempt to address these questions for Office 365 Cloud App Security. It includes:
  1. Suggested ongoing operations tasks to receive and address security incidents and collect security incident information to send up your IT management chain.
  2. Suggested periodic operations tasks for the IT department calendar to ensure that the Office 365 Cloud App Security policies are configured properly for the current set of security incidents, feature changes, and cybersecurity trends.
  3. Step-by-step advice on how to return to a correct configuration after a protracted amount of time, incorporating Office 365 Cloud App Security feature enhancements and the latest cybersecurity trends.
We would love to hear from you about this new type of content.
  1. What else would be helpful for addressing the three questions above?
  2. Are there additional questions that would help you determine the ongoing business value of a feature?
  3. Would you recommend this type of content for new IT pros?
Please let us know by: Thank you in advance!   To join the CAAB, become a member of the CAAB space in the Microsoft Tech Community and send a quick email to CAAB@microsoft.com to introduce yourself. Please feel free to include any information about your experience in creating cloud-based solutions with Microsoft products or areas of interest. Join now and add your voice to the cloud adoption discussion that is happening across Microsoft and the industry.]]> The October 2017 CAAB Webinar https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/solutions_advisory_board/join-us-for-the-october-2017-caab-webinar Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:14:59 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/solutions_advisory_board/?p=3505
  • Secure and modern desktop - Jason Whitmarsh describes how Windows 10 and Office 365 ProPlus combine to create Microsoft’s modern and secure desktop and key deployment and update scenarios. See the new Deploy a modern and secure desktop with Microsoft poster, available from https://aka.ms/deploymsd.
  • Microsoft security guidance for political campaigns, nonprofits, and other agile organizations - Brenda Carter steps you through deploying a secure end-to-end configuration of Office 365 and Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) for organizations. See the new poster at https://aka.ms/securecampaign.
  • Introduction to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - David Bjurman-Birr provides an overview of the new set of requirements for how European organizations must handle personal data. See Microsoft resources at https://microsoft.com/gdpr.
    •   The video recording, the presented slide deck, and the IM stream for the webinar are available here.   To receive an invitation to a CAAB Webinar, you must be a CAAB member. If you are a CAAB member, you should have received an invitation to this webinar. To join the CAAB, become a member of the CAAB group of the Office 365 Yammer network and send a quick email to CAAB@microsoft.com to introduce yourself. Please feel free to include any information you want about your experience in creating cloud-based solutions with Microsoft products or areas of interest. Join now and add your voice to the cloud adoption discussion that is happening across Microsoft and the industry.]]>         Updated SharePoint Server 2016 Architectural Models poster https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/solutions_advisory_board/updated-sharepoint-server-2016-architectural-models-poster Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:32:32 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/solutions_advisory_board/?p=3316  SharePoint Server 2016 Architectural Models poster describes the key configurations for SharePoint, including SharePoint Online and SharePoint Server 2016 in Microsoft Azure and on-premises, for business decision makers and solution architects. This poster has been updated with the following:  
    ITPro_Other_PDFicon  PDF ITPro_Other_VisioIcon  Visio ITPro_Other_docs-dot-com  PDF online
      You can also get this poster in eleven languages here. Additional architectural models and posters for Office server products are here.   To join the CAAB, become a member of the CAAB space in the Microsoft Tech Community and send a quick email to CAAB@microsoft.com to introduce yourself. Please feel free to include any information about your experience in creating cloud-based solutions with Microsoft products or areas of interest. Join now and add your voice to the cloud adoption discussion that is happening across Microsoft and the industry.]]>         New poster for the Multi-Geo Preview for OneDrive in Office 365 https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/solutions_advisory_board/new-poster-for-the-multi-geo-preview-for-onedrive-in-office-365 Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:48:27 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/solutions_advisory_board/?p=3466
  • A single tenancy (also known as a subscription) that is tied to one Microsoft datacenter.
  • To adhere to regional data residency requirements, the storage of user data in regional Microsoft datacenters.
    • OneDrive for Business and Exchange Online support for multi-geo are currently in private previews. For the Multi-Geo Preview for OneDrive in Office 365, there is a new one-page poster (https://aka.ms/o365multigeoposter) that describes benefits, the steps for deployment, and an example configuration. You can download the poster in the following formats: PDF  |  Visio If you have any feedback on this poster, leave a comment below or send a quick email to cloudadopt@microsoft.com. For more information about the coming multi-geo support in Office 365, see these videos: For more information about the private previews, see https://aka.ms/OneDriveMultiGeo.   To join the CAAB, become a member of the CAAB space in the Microsoft Tech Community and send a quick email to CAAB@microsoft.com to introduce yourself. Please feel free to include any information about your experience in creating cloud-based solutions with Microsoft products or areas of interest. Join now and add your voice to the cloud adoption discussion that is happening across Microsoft and the industry.]]>         New poster to deploy a modern and secure desktop with Windows 10 and Office 365 ProPlus https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/solutions_advisory_board/new-poster-to-deploy-a-modern-and-secure-desktop-with-windows-10-and-office-365-proplus Wed, 04 Oct 2017 18:01:30 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/solutions_advisory_board/?p=3446
  • Windows 10 – The latest version of Microsoft’s operating system is truly Windows as a Service, representing a new standard for deploying new features and maintaining the security of your desktop, laptop, or tablet in response to the latest threats.
  • Office 365 ProPlus – The full version of the Office suite of personal productivity applications is also deployed and maintained as a service from the Microsoft cloud or through your intranet software management infrastructure.
    • A new Deploy a modern and secure desktop with Microsoft poster, available from https://aka.ms/deploymsd, steps you through the following:
    • Deploying Windows 10 and Office ProPlus from the Microsoft cloud
    • Deploying Windows 10 and Office ProPlus from System Center Configuration Manager
    • Managing updates for Windows 10 and Office ProPlus from the Microsoft cloud
    • Managing updates for Windows 10 and Office ProPlus from System Center Configuration Manager
    The poster also lists the out-of-the-box and additional protection capabilities of Windows 10. You can download this poster in PDF and Visio formats. You can also view this poster online here. Use this content to quickly understand the planning and installation processes for the two key deployment and updating methods for the modern and secure desktop and get links to more information. If you have any feedback on this poster, leave a comment below or send a quick email to cloudadopt@microsoft.com.   To join the CAAB, become a member of the CAAB space in the Microsoft Tech Community and send a quick email to CAAB@microsoft.com to introduce yourself. Please feel free to include any information about your experience in creating cloud-based solutions with Microsoft products or areas of interest. Join now and add your voice to the cloud adoption discussion that is happening across Microsoft and the industry.  ]]>         Seven free LinkedIn Learning courses on Office 365 for IT pros and admins https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/solutions_advisory_board/seven-free-linkedin-learning-courses-on-office-365-for-it-pros-and-admins Thu, 28 Sep 2017 12:21:20 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/solutions_advisory_board/?p=3425 https://aka.ms/365enterprise:
    • Microsoft Cloud: Explore Cloud Services
    • Office 365: Deployment
    • Office 365: Administration
    • Office 365: Manage Identities Using Azure AD Connect
    • Microsoft Cloud Services: Administer Office 365 and Intune
    • Office 365: Troubleshoot Availability and Usage
    • Office 365 for Administrators: Supporting Users Part 1
    Use these courses to quickly ramp up on deploying, administering, and supporting Office 365.   To join the CAAB, become a member of the CAAB space in the Microsoft Tech Community and send a quick email to CAAB@microsoft.com to introduce yourself. Please feel free to include any information about your experience in creating cloud-based solutions with Microsoft products or areas of interest. Join now and add your voice to the cloud adoption discussion that is happening across Microsoft and the industry.]]>         High availability SharePoint Server 2016 farm in Azure deployment content updated https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/solutions_advisory_board/high-availability-sharepoint-server-2016-farm-in-azure-deployment-content-updated Wed, 20 Sep 2017 17:49:26 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/solutions_advisory_board/?p=3405 high-availability SharePoint Server 2016 farm in Azure steps you through creating and configuring the following: This content has been updated for the use of:
    • Azure managed disks instead of storage accounts  Managed disks are an easier and more scalable way to add operating system and data disks to Azure virtual machines. All you have to do is specify the type of storage (Premium or Standard) and the disk size, and Azure storage creates and manages the disks on your behalf. You no longer need to create and manage storage accounts.
    • Windows Server 2016 cloud witness as an alternative to the majority node server in the SQL cluster  Windows Server 2016 now supports the use of a cloud witness for a failover Windows Server cluster, rather than deploying an additional virtual machine to act as the cluster quorum witness (the MN1 virtual machine in the figure above). This was suggested as a deployment alternative by a CAAB member at the August 2017 CAAB Webinar. Thanks for that suggestion!
    The SharePoint Server 2016 High Availability Farm in Azure Deployment Kit, a ZIP file in the TechNet Gallery that contains additional resources to accelerate deployment (including all the new PowerShell code), has also been updated.   To join the CAAB, become a member of the CAAB space in the Microsoft Tech Community and send a quick email to CAAB@microsoft.com to introduce yourself. Please feel free to include any information about your experience in creating cloud-based solutions with Microsoft products or areas of interest. Join now and add your voice to the cloud adoption discussion that is happening across Microsoft and the industry.]]>         Updated Contoso in the Microsoft Cloud poster includes Secure SharePoint Online sites enterprise scenario https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/solutions_advisory_board/updated-contoso-in-the-microsoft-cloud-poster-includes-secure-sharepoint-online-sites-enterprise-scenario Thu, 14 Sep 2017 14:55:42 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/solutions_advisory_board/?p=3365  Contoso in the Microsoft Cloud poster has been updated with the following:
    • The latest information and links.
    • A new enterprise scenario that describes how the Contoso Corporation is using the Secure SharePoint Online sites and files solution for collaboration on sensitive and highly confidential digital assets.
    The Contoso in the Microsoft Cloud poster examines how the Contoso Corporation, a global manufacturing conglomerate with its headquarters in Paris, is embracing a cloud-inclusive IT infrastructure. Contoso has identified its business needs and addressed major cloud-based design decisions for networking, identity, subscriptions, and security. Contoso is also deploying end-to-end enterprise cloud scenarios. You can download this multi-page poster in PDF or Visio format and get this poster in eleven languages. You can also view this poster online and in article format.  

    The Microsoft Cloud Architecture Series for Enterprise Architects

    The Contoso in the Microsoft Cloud poster is just one in a series that provides detailed architectural advice from choosing the right Microsoft cloud offerings to designing IT elements such as security, networking, identity, mobility, and storage. This poster set shows the breadth and depth of the Microsoft cloud, the industry’s most complete cloud solution, and how it can be used to solve your IT and business problems. Browse through the whole set of posters at https://aka.ms/cloudarchseries. For these posters in eleven languages, see this blog post.   To join the CAAB, become a member of the CAAB space in the Microsoft Tech Community and send a quick email to CAAB@microsoft.com to introduce yourself. Please feel free to include any information about your experience in creating cloud-based solutions with Microsoft products or areas of interest. Join now and add your voice to the cloud adoption discussion that is happening across Microsoft and the industry.]]>         New Secure SharePoint Online Sites and Files solution for Microsoft 365 Enterprise https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/solutions_advisory_board/new-secure-sharepoint-online-sites-and-files-solution-for-microsoft-365-enterprise Tue, 12 Sep 2017 15:14:27 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/solutions_advisory_board/?p=3335 Secure SharePoint Online Sites and Files solution for Microsoft 365 Enterprise gives you a technical overview and the step-by-step deployment instructions to quickly set this up for your organization: Here are the main elements of the configuration:
    • There are four types of SharePoint Online team sites—Public, Private, Sensitive, and Highly Confidential— with decreasing levels of ability to invite new members or accept requests for new members and increasing security.
    • For all four types of sites, an Office 365 label gets assigned by default to files in the site.
    • For sensitive sites, a Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy warns users when they attempt to send a file with the Sensitive Office 365 label outside the organization.
    • For highly confidential sites, a DLP policy prevents users from sending the file with the Highly Confidential Office 365 label outside the organization and a Highly Confidential Azure Information Protection (AIP) label, when applied to a file, encrypts its contents and includes permissions that only allow members of specified groups to open it.
    To set this up for demonstration, proof of concept, or dev/test, see Secure SharePoint Online sites in a dev/test environment. This solution is designed for Microsoft 365 Enterprise E5, a new offering that combines Office 365, Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS), and Windows 10 Enterprise. For additional documentation about Microsoft 365 Enterprise, click here.   To join the CAAB, become a member of the CAAB space in the Microsoft Tech Community and send a quick email to CAAB@microsoft.com to introduce yourself. Please feel free to include any information about your experience in creating cloud-based solutions with Microsoft products or areas of interest. Join now and add your voice to the cloud adoption discussion that is happening across Microsoft and the industry.]]>